85 m. ago Noel Gallagher ‘underestimated’ challenges of Oasis reunion tour but says he’s proud of brother Liam

‘It’s great being back in the band with Liam,’ Noel says on playing with his brother

Politics

2 h. ago ‘What the hell should I wear?’ The style challenges of a fortysomething man

The certainties of youth are slipping away and I find myself in something of clothing identity crisis. It doesn’t help that what’s ‘cool’ is increasingly hard to pin down. So where does that leave an average bloke just hoping for the best?In September I will turn 44, the supposed first iceberg of ageing. As my own personal A23a approaches, I find myself, when it comes to how to get dressed at least, not older and wiser but but more adrift than ever.It’s not necessarily for want of effort. A while ago I tried on a pair of wide trousers: the big blocky sort that have become increasingly fashionable. I hadn’t worn anything like them before and wasn’t convinced, but was feeling bored with my own wardrobe. When I modelled them in the shop for my wife, she reacted instantly. I couldn’t pull them off, she said. You’re not an art or fashion person, was the implication. She was right; her advice tends to be sound. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago How to make the ultimate spaghetti alle vongole, straight from Naples

This fiery, tomato-rich clam pasta comes from proud Napoletana Nonna Luisa, one of the grandmothers featured in new cookbook ‘Mediterranea’ by food writer Anastasia Miari

Politics

2 h. ago “I want everyone to live like a Mediterranean nonna”: Anastasia Miari on preserving food, family and freedom through grandmothers’ recipes

Food writer and journalist Anastasia Miari tells Ella Walker how her new cookbook ‘Mediterranea’ celebrates the formidable women of the Mediterranean – and why their recipes offer more than just dinner

Society

2 h. ago I found a £15 pair of jeans that aren't just 'slimming', but are 'soft and comfortable' too

"I wear these jeans nearly every day, they are a great fit and flattering also soft and comfortable"

Economics

3 h. ago The secret life of a child star: how Alyson Stoner survived stalkers, starvation and sexualisation

Stoner was a small child when they began acting professionally – and their experience included extreme pressure, dangerous diets, rehab, dashed hopes and self-doubt. Now, with a new memoir, they consider how they escaped ‘the toddler to train-wreck pipeline’When Alyson Stoner was nine, a wardrobe assistant on the set of a TV show noticed the child actor’s dark leg-hair and told Stoner it was “dirty and unladylike”, and that they couldn’t wear shorts in the show until it was removed. “I started to view my body in a detached way where it was just something to control, to fix, to manipulate for whatever standard was presented to me,” says Stoner. “In this case, the extreme beauty standards of the industry.”It was a lot for a nine-year-old to take on, but by then Stoner had been working for several years – they were a Disney regular, and appeared in films such as Cheaper By the Dozen – and were used to doing whatever adults asked. As a teenager, this would lead to an excessive exercise ...

Society

3 h. ago Walmart recalls shrimp over possible radioactive contamination

FDA announced that certain Great Value raw frozen shrimp sold at Walmart could be potentially contaminated with Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope

Politics

4 h. ago Should babies wear socks all the time? The new battleground in the generational war

Millennial parents are torn between experts encouraging babies to have barefoot time and grandparents who insist the tots have toasty tootsiesEmma, I hear parent-internet is abuzz about baby feet. Has Hemingway’s six-word story gone viral?Not this time, though some may find it just as heartbreaking. There’s a generational divide over whether or not babies need socks, and it’s confusing grandparents around the world. Young parents are opting for barefoot babes – on TikTok, in playgrounds, at the supermarket, in the comfort of their own warm and cosy home. Everywhere. Continue reading...

Events

8 h. ago Migrant hotel chaos as more councils to consider launching legal action to ban asylum seekers

The Reform leader says his party’s 12 local councils will do ‘everything in their power to follow Epping’s lead’ and challenge the use of hotels to house asylum seekers

Events

8 h. ago Council leaders weigh up legal challenges to migrant hotels after Epping ruling

Broxbourne Council in Hertfordshire is the first to say it is taking legal advice after the High Court ruling on migrant hotels.

Politics

10 h. ago Zainab Johnson: Toxically Optimistic review – US comic targets gun culture

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe slick standup’s fringe debut is full of searching questions about the right to keep and bear arms‘I’ve got a gun.” Nice to be pitched, with that opening line, straight into a show declaring itself different from the others. Zainab Johnson’s maiden fringe set – although she’s already a big noise in the US – gives an account of how she came to own a firearm. It’s not an explicitly political show – if a show about gun ownership by a black, Muslim, American female is allowed to be anything but. But Toxically Optimistic does invite engagement with some searching questions about guns, their use, and the safety they supposedly ensure – even if, so poised is Johnson’s delivery, you barely notice it doing so.Hers is that particularly American style of standup that can feel too polished for UK tastes: smiling, slick and a little bit frictionless. If a British comedian tells a dating story, you can bet they’ll be the butt of the joke; when Johnson does, it’s t...

Events

10 h. ago Kristin Davis reveals what stuck out to her on her date with Matthew Perry

Davis discussed dinner party date with the late Friends star in a recent episode of her ‘Are You a Charlotte?’ podcast

Politics

10 h. ago The 'cringe' clothing item you MUST stop wearing to the gym according to Gen Z

It's a known fact that skinny jeans have long been dubbed 'millennial cringe' by Gen Z, but now there's a new wardrobe item that they've declared is out of style.

Politics

13 h. ago The herb that can help shed water weight and relieve bloating

The ancient Mediterranean herb has been cultivated for thousands of years

Politics

13 h. ago Mysterious ancient cross depicting site of Jesus' crucifixion rewrites Christian history

An ancient plaque depicting a cross styled after Golgotha, the site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified, has been uncovered in a surprising location that challenges beliefs.

Politics

14 h. ago Ministers braced for further legal challenges after High Court Epping decision

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage hailed the decision a ‘victory’.

Politics

14 h. ago Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes’ steakhouse is ready to open

Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes’ steakhouse, 1587 Prime, will open September 17 with reservations available starting Wednesday at 12 p.m. CST

Society

15 h. ago SARAH VINE: Rachel Reeves' property tax is the latest proof of Labour's nasty and disturbing vision for Britain. They despise hard

Owning represents security. I look at friends who are struggling financially in a cruel and challenging job market, and I think: however bad it may be, at least they've got somewhere to live.

Politics

15 h. ago RFK Jr, 71, and Hegseth, 45, in fitness battle at Pentagon where Defense Secretary has decorated walls with pictures of himself

The two Cabinet secretaries completed the so-called ‘Pete and Bobby challenge’

Events

15 h. ago French online star known for extreme challenges dies during live stream following 'ten days of torture, sleep deprivation and ingestion of toxic products'

Raphael Graven, better known online as Jean Pormanove, died aged 46 at his home in Contes, Alpes-Maritimes, on Sunday night.

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